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A talkative 9-year-old boy came to Helen Briggs on Valentine's Day 2000. She was a foster mother with years of tough love and scores of troubled kids behind her. Now, six years later, Briggs and her husband, James, a maintenance worker for the city of Alexandria, Virginia are taking the highly unusual step of trying to unadopt him.

Briggs is the featured speaker ... This year's luncheon will be March 8 at 11:30 a.m. at Alexandria Country Club. Three additional categories are being added to the Integrity Award this year -- Customer Commitment Award, Good Neighbor Award ...

Still adopting cricket grounds, the committee acquired the use of the East Lancashire Cricket Clubs ground in the centre of the town, Alexandra Meadows ... goals scored by a player in a match: Tommy Briggs, 7 v Bristol Rovers, Ewood Park, Division 2 ...